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			I don't recall Pippin or Gorbag having hidden identities.  So that's not it.
 Turambar has almost got what I have in mind.  It's not the unconsciousness of the characters.  And I'm not sure that Gorbag did pass out.  And other characters did lose consciousness .  Merry, Faramir?  By considering Hint #1 re: suspense, cliff-hanger, you should get it.
 
 HINT #2: It has to do with how certain other characters and/or the reader view(s) these characters in those "battle situations".  Whether it's for an instant or for many days/pages.
 
				__________________Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo, a star shines on the hour of our meeting.
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